Deja Taylor was convicted on the relatively rare charge of owning a gun while being a cannabis user.

Deja Taylor was convicted on the relatively rare charge of owning a gun while being a cannabis user.

  • [email protected]@sh.itjust.works
    473·
    8 months ago

    Nothing happens for storing your gun in a dumb enough way that a 6 y.o. can get their hands on it and bring it to school…

    But they get nailed for 1oz of weed…

    Ugh

      • [email protected]@sh.itjust.works
        19·
        8 months ago

        I mean yea I did… and she’s currently only sentenced because there happened to be 1oz of weed there, which is bullshit.

        I know they’re not done with the other charges.
        I just think the bigger issue is neglectful and unsafe storage, regardless of the weed or the kid.

        What’s weird to me is she would have been fine if she didn’t have the weed and the kid, even if she still stored her gun in a smoothbrain way.

    • LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.worksDeutsch
      9·
      8 months ago

      And while at it, drunk people seem a lot more aggressive than stoned ones. If they make weed and guns a problem, let’s add alcohol as well.

      • [email protected]@sh.itjust.works
        6·
        8 months ago

        Even without any drug, alcohol or kid involved, leaving your loaded gun unattended in a handbag is wack.
        This wasn’t even the first time her gun was fired in public through negligence, yet she’s still carrying one around.

      • gmanlikescheese@lemmy.world
        4·
        8 months ago

        It is illegal to have a firearm on your person while under the influence of alcohol, even one drink. Now as to how often that gets enforced is entirely another problem.

        • a liberal gun owner
        • LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.worksDeutsch
          3·
          8 months ago

          But it sounds as if the problem was that she owned cannabis, not currently being under the influence. Imagine having some beer in your fridge and not being able to own a gun. I might have misunderstood that part though.

  • SheeEttin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    8 months ago

    The child, now aged seven, told police he obtained the firearm by mounting a drawer to reach his mom’s handbag on top of a dresser, where the handgun was kept.

    Dipshit. I’m assuming VA doesn’t have any law about securing firearms. This is why we need them. You’d think it would be common sense, but I guess not.